There’s a new ag radio network in town. Actually, in Arkansas.
East Arkansas Broadcasters has formed the EAB Ag Network, a new farm information radio network that will launch in Jan. 2014.
The EAB Ag Network is anchored by its flagship station, Jonesboro-based KFIN. Its affiliate list includes stations located throughout eastern and central Arkansas, with signal coverage in western Mississippi, western Tennessee and southeast Missouri. The network will reach 100 percent of Arkansas’ soybean acreage and more than 99 percent of the state’s rice acreage.
Several EAB stations are affiliated with the Arkansas Radio Network through the end of 2013. These stations currently air both ARN and EAB Markets. Beginning in 2014, they will carry only EAB Ag programming, which will include the latest in weather, farm news and markets.
Mitch Mahan has been named farm broadcaster for the EAB Ag Network. A broadcasting and programming veteran, Mahan joined East Arkansas Broadcasters in 2009. He delivers markets and farm news. Cate Morgan has been named associate farm broadcaster.